DIAMOND BAR, California, Oct. 10 -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association issued the following news release: The 2024 SEMA Show, the automotive specialty-equipment industry's premier trade event taking place Nov. 5-8 in Las Vegas, will feature a comprehensive education program designed to upskill and elevate the industry's workforce. View the program online here (http://info.sema.org/rd/9z4zgbrd7nrq4vtu2in3h4fjp1k6hgp3cjt5ae221ug_rp22sh2s8i6eoj0slg68o37cth2bs?_gl=1*dfrs93*_gcl_au*NDQyMzcyM  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 8 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: New York, NY On Tuesday, October 8th, and Wednesday, October 9th, Amazon marks the third annual event, "Amazon Prime Big Deal Days," a prime opportunity to begin early holiday shopping. In July, Amazon's Prime Day surpassed previous profit records during its 48-hour event, exceeding all previous sales since its inception in 2015. Although holiday deals attract shoppers with bargains and   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 8 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled the final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements rule (LCRI), a long-overdue measure that makes significant changes to the Safe Drinking Water Act rule aimed at reducing lead contamination of drinking water. This new rule requires the proactive replacement of most lead service lines nationwide within the next 10 years, improves sampli  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 9 -- The International Medical Corps issued the following news: Global humanitarian organization International Medical Corps is proud to announce that Academy Award-winning actress and dedicated activist Marlee Matlin has joined as a new Global Ambassador. The announcement coincides with the first week of Disability Awareness Month, underscoring the organization's commitment to inclusivity and support for people, including those with disabilities, in humanitarian   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: * * * Most Large Firms Don't Cover Costly GLP-1 Drugs for Weight Loss; Many Say They Impose Various Conditions or Requirements to Limit Their Use About a Quarter of Large Employers Say Their Largest Plan Covers IVF * * * Family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose 7% this year to reach an average of $25,572 annually, KFF's 2024 benchm  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: * * * Project Canary--a Collaboration with METR--to Receive Approximately $38 Million to Study Growing Risks of Artificial Intelligence * * * Recognizing the potential impact of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) on society, The Audacious Project, a collaborative funding initiative housed at TED, has committed approximately $38 million to RAND and METR for Project Canary, a new research c  more

OAKLAND, California, Oct. 10 -- Media Justice issued the following news release: Chicago - What does a media system that loves Black people look like? That's the central question guiding the Black Future Newsstand, a traveling exhibition by MediaJustice, Media 2070 and Black River Life, which stopped in Chicago on October 4. The Black Future Newsstand featured more than a dozen outlets, magazines and artworks by Black creatives and journalists all uplifting and centering Black narratives and vo  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 10 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news: The Museum of Tolerance is featuring a temporary exhibition by noted Israeli visual artist, Tomer Peretz, whose work has been featured throughout Europe, the US and Israel. Peretz's work combines oil and acrylic painting, photography, and conceptual art with a style that blends realism & surrealism. His collection, "The Light Will Win" was displayed to coordinate with the first anniversary of the tragic   more

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 10 -- Rand issued the following statement on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * RAND mourns the recent passing of David C. Gompert, who expanded the reach of RAND Europe while serving as its president from 1999 to 2002 and separately advised four U.S. presidents on national security issues. He was 78. He had also served as vice president of the National Security Research Division and director of the National Defense Research Institute at RAND, the Santa Monica, California-base  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsement of Rep. Mike Garcia to represent California's Twenty-Seventh Congressional District. The U.S. Chamber endorses candidates for federal office who will stand up for free enterprise, including by vigorously advocating for public policy solutions that will spur economic growth, support jobs, and promote businesses of all sizes' ability to   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group issued the following statement on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * BALTIMORE - The Baltimore City Council voted Monday to reduce air pollution by restricting the use of gas-powered leaf blowers and other "debris removal equipment." If signed into law by the Mayor, Baltimore City would become the second community in Maryland with a law to phase out the use of the equipment. Gasoline-powered leaf blowers and leaf vacuums often have two-stroke eng  more